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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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